METLEN has entered into an exclusive partnership with KNDS France for the production of the VBCI PHILOCTETES 8x8 infantry fighting vehicle in Greece. The agreement includes transfer of know-how for aluminium armour and local production of the welded structure.

KJTS Group Bhd's subsidiary KJTN Engineering Co Ltd has been appointed by Central Hua Hin Beach Resort Co Ltd for a chilled water plant improvement project at Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin. The contract is a 20-year finance, retrofit, operation, maintenance and transfer scheme valued at THB 194.98 million for Phase 1 and THB 15.52 million for Phase 2.

Alesayi Beverage Co. Ltd. has placed orders with Krones for four new filling lines (glass, PET, can) for its new 126,000 sqm mega factory in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Commissioning started in June 2024.

Liebherr has sold two RL 2600 and RL-K 2600 offshore cranes to Yinson Production for the Agogo FPSO, which will operate in the Agogo field offshore Angola. The cranes have a maximum lifting capacity of 30 tonnes each.

Taber Extrusions has broken ground on a $70 million expansion at its Russellville, Arkansas facility, adding a 125,000 sq ft building and the largest direct extrusion press in North America, expected to create 70 jobs and go live in 2026.

Micropos Medical received a new order for a Raypilot System from the University Hospital in Bergamo, Italy, valued at approximately 1 million SEK, with installation planned for Q2 2025.

Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) has acquired a 740,000 sq ft land parcel in Karnataka's Vemgal Industrial Area under a lease-cum-sale agreement for INR 293.4 million, to establish a new aerospace manufacturing facility focused on aircraft assembly and MRO services.

Henkel Ibérica has announced investments at its Montornès del Vallès plant in Spain, including a new 5-tonne reactor for chromium-free metal laminating polymers, expanded solid surface treatment capacity, and a new electric boiler to eliminate natural gas use in the adhesives section.

German chipmaker Infineon Technologies has agreed to acquire Marvell Technology's automotive ethernet business for about $2.5 billion in cash, to expand its microcontroller segment.

PFISTERER Holding SE has fully acquired Power CSL, a British engineering company specializing in subsea cable connection products and services, effective April 2, 2025. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Novo Nordisk announced an 8 billion DKK (6.4 billion reais) investment to expand its production site in Montes Claros, Brazil, adding aseptic production processes, a warehouse, and a quality control laboratory. Construction has begun and is expected to be completed in 2028, creating 600 permanent jobs.

US Brick announced a $5.5 million investment to modernise its Columbia, South Carolina factory, adding a secondary kiln and a new manufacturing line to double production capacity. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2025, creating 33 new jobs.

HD Hyundai Electric signed an MOU with Ulsan City to invest 211.8 billion KRW in expanding its ultra-high voltage transformer factory in Ulsan, South Korea. The project began in April 2025 and is scheduled for completion by the end of 2026, creating about 130 new jobs.

Graphic Packaging International signed an agreement with New Jersey co-packer JJM Packaging to make its Boardio paperboard canisters available to brands and retailers in the U.S. and Canada from Q2 2025.

Danfoss will start mass production later in 2025 at its campus in Nanjing, Jiangsu, making insulated gate bipolar transistor modules and electric and hybrid power train systems.

DEUTZ signed a purchase agreement for 100% of UMS Holding B.V., a developer of electrification solutions for off-highway vehicles based in Oss, Netherlands. The purchase price is undisclosed. Closing is expected in the first half of 2025.

SANY delivered 25 dump trucks and 5 excavators to the Belovskaya mine in Kemerovo, Russia, and signed a contract for the supply of 50 SET150 units. The first vehicles have been put into operation.

LANXESS completed the sale of its Urethane Systems business to Japanese UBE Corp. on April 1, 2025, for an enterprise value of €460 million (approx. $504 million). Gross cash proceeds were approximately €500 million.

City Glass – Bahrain secured a contract to supply and install over 26,000 sq m of aluminium and glass facade for the 32-storey Catamaran Verandas skyscraper in Bahrain. Construction is in progress, with completion scheduled for February 2026.

A consortium led by Miahona, including Besix and Marafiq Company, achieved financial close for the SAR1.5 billion ($400 million) Al Haer Independent Sewage Treatment Plant in Saudi Arabia. The plant will have a treatment capacity of 200,000 cu m/day and commercial operation is expected in Q4 2026.

VPK Group's Aquila commissioned a new Fosber 2.8m S/Line corrugator at its Września plant in Poland as part of a €25 million investment. The line can produce up to 20 million square meters of corrugated board per month, and the official ribbon cutting took place in early 2025.

Lingyun Industrial Corporation plans two new factories in Morocco: an $8 million plant for automotive fluid pipelines and a $13.8 million joint venture plant with Haomei New Materials for lightweight aluminum structures.

Verene Energia, a CDPQ-owned electricity transmission platform, has agreed to acquire Equatorial Transmissão S.A., which owns and operates seven electricity transmission lines totaling over 2,400 km in Brazil. The transaction value could reach CA$1.263 billion.

Doosan Enerbility, in consortium with SEPCO-3, signed a 928.14 billion won (about $683 million) EPC contract with Jabel Power SAOC for the 1,600 MW Misfah Independent Power Project in Oman. Construction is scheduled to begin in Q3 2026 and completion expected in April 2029.

Confluent Medical Technologies has acquired Northern Nitinol, a Minnesota-based Nitinol manufacturer specializing in rapid prototyping. The acquisition strengthens Confluent's Nitinol capabilities for medical device manufacturing.

Toyota Material Handling is investing $8.7 million to expand its Testing Evaluation Center in Columbus, Indiana, by 60,000 square feet. The expansion will add indoor testing and office space, retaining 1,770 jobs and creating 6 new jobs by 2028.

Ribalta i Fills, Prefabricats Pujol, Calaf Grup, and Fiasa Mix have formed a new company called Formigons.cat to manage 15 concrete plants across Lleida, Alt Pirineu, and Central Catalonia. The venture expects annual revenue of over €25 million and production of 230,000 m³ of concrete, pending CNMC approval.

AltimateMedical and Therafin Corp. announced a strategic partnership closing on March 31, 2025. Therafin will continue manufacturing in Frankfort, Illinois, under the AltimateMedical name while maintaining the Therafin brand.

Nidec Corporation has commenced a tender offer (TOB) for Makino Milling Machine Co., Ltd. on April 4, 2025, aiming to acquire over 50% of voting rights at ¥11,000 per share, with the goal of making Makino a wholly owned subsidiary.

Vinyl Technology LLC has been awarded a maximum $32,794,200 firm-fixed-price contract by the Defense Logistics Agency for self-inflating mats. The three-year contract has an ordering period ending April 2, 2028.

Brazilian agtech company Solinftec inaugurated a new robot factory in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, with an investment exceeding R$ 20 million. The plant has capacity to produce up to 1,000 agricultural robots per year and has already delivered its first unit.

JCB announced it will double the size of its new factory under construction in San Antonio, Texas, from 500,000 to 1 million square feet, with a total investment of $500 million. The plant is due to start production in 2026 and employ up to 1,500 people.

Swiss company Weidmann Tecnología Eléctrica inaugurated a new plant in Saltillo, Coahuila, with an investment of $30 million. The facility, the largest Weidmann plant globally at 30,000 m², produces electrical transformer insulation and high-precision plastic parts for the medical sector, creating over 750 direct jobs.

ACI Group, an industrial group specializing in defense, energy, and aeronautics, has acquired Lorentz Group, a French precision machining company with two production sites.

MinMaxMedical inaugurated a new 2,100 m² plant in Apprieu, Isère, for producing surgical robots and sterile sensors. The investment is about €15 million, with production capacity reaching hundreds of robots per year by 2027-2028.

As part of the acquisition of Limex-Venusberg by Thomas Beteiligungen and Gerwing Steinwerke, one plant will be closed.

Thomas Beteiligungen and Gerwing Steinwerke are acquiring the insolvent building materials company Limex-Venusberg GmbH via an asset deal, with one plant closing.

Safran secured EU antitrust approval for its $1.8 billion bid to acquire Collins Aerospace's flight controls business, after pledging to sell a North American actuator business.

Russian President Vladimir Putin approved Soyuzmetallresurs Management Company's acquisition of 100% of Sorsky GOK, 100% of Zhirekensky GOK, and 66,669 shares of Zabaikalstalinvest from Thornstreet Limited.

Evaporsul Climatizadores announced a R$5 million ($1M) investment over three years to modernize its plant and increase production capacity in Venâncio Aires, Brazil. The company is also acquiring 5,000 sqm of additional land.

Chint High Voltage Electrical Equipment (Wuhan) Co., Ltd. will invest 300 million yuan ($41M) to expand its Wuhan factory, adding 6,000 sqm of manufacturing space and a logistics yard. The expansion will double ultra-high voltage transformer production capacity from 1.2 billion yuan to 2.5 billion yuan.

GE Vernova will provide seven 7HA.02 hydrogen-enabled gas turbines for a 4.5 GW gas-powered data center campus at the former Homer City coal plant in Pennsylvania. The project is led by Homer City Redevelopment with Kiewit as EPC contractor.

Pinova Capital acquired a majority stake in German automation business Asutec.

Gridex-K launched a new automated line at its site in the Dubna SEZ, doubling production of reinforcing meshes and composite materials. Investments exceeded 390 million rubles, and the workforce will increase by 30% in 2025.

Yash Highvoltage and Weidmann concluded an agency and distribution agreement for Oil Impregnated Paper bushings up to 245 kV and High Current bushings up to 25 kA in select European and North African markets.

Alstom announced an investment plan of over €150 million to increase production capacity at its French sites, including a new assembly line for very high-speed trains at Valenciennes Petite-Forêt and doubling carbody shell and assembly lines at La Rochelle. 1,000 people will be hired in 2025.

Marsa Maroc signed a deal with Jiangsu Rainbow Industrial Equipment Co. for 50 GENMA-KALMAR RTG cranes to be deployed at TC3PC and Nador Port terminals in Morocco.

Sandvik has signed an agreement to acquire Osa Demolition Equipment S.r.l., an Italy-based manufacturer of demolition tools and hydraulic hammers. The transaction is expected to close during the third quarter of 2025, subject to regulatory approvals.

TJ Morris has awarded WITRON a contract to design and implement a highly automated distribution centre in Doncaster, UK. The facility will have a daily picking capacity of 646,000 cases and is expected to be operational by mid-2028.

Kanadevia Inova, a subsidiary of Kanadevia Corporation, has acquired Matrix Power Services to strengthen its service offering in North America.